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"More than 57 lakh girls have already been enrolled under Kanyashree and the funds for more than 56 lakh beneficiaries have already been sanctioned," Panja said during a query that came up during the question-answer session at the Assembly. The scheme has two components: an annual scholarship of Rs 1,000 and a one-time grant of Rs 25,000. The state government is also giving scholarships to girl students in the college and university level now. It has been providing scholarship of Rs 2,000 for arts students and Rs 2,500 for science students at the university level under this scheme. Experts attributed the sharp decline in trafficking to the Kanyashree scheme..